Waving Experiment
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From: Tennessee
Road Warrior
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I ride out through the Red Rock Canyon, just west of Las Vegas all the time. Cycling is huge out there, bicycles everywhere. I wave to them all the time, I never get a wave back.
Ironically, cyclists preach that whole "share the road" thing, which one would assume to indicate being friendly when out on the road. Apparently not.
Cyclists are a strange group, my friend races competitively, he tells me all about it. He also rides a Dyna, so he sees it from both sides, it's interesting.
Ironically, cyclists preach that whole "share the road" thing, which one would assume to indicate being friendly when out on the road. Apparently not.
Cyclists are a strange group, my friend races competitively, he tells me all about it. He also rides a Dyna, so he sees it from both sides, it's interesting.
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From: NE Wisconsin
When I'm out on my pedal bike, I'm generally riding too damned hard to wave at anything.
That and I like to keep my head down cuz I don't want anyone i know seeing me in those tight biking shorts.
And I agree with the OP, 100 mile days on a pedal bike will teach you all about comfort.
That and I like to keep my head down cuz I don't want anyone i know seeing me in those tight biking shorts.
And I agree with the OP, 100 mile days on a pedal bike will teach you all about comfort.
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When I'm out on my pedal bike, I'm generally riding too damned hard to wave at anything.
That and I like to keep my head down cuz I don't want anyone i know seeing me in those tight biking shorts.
And I agree with the OP, 100 mile days on a pedal bike will teach you all about comfort.
That and I like to keep my head down cuz I don't want anyone i know seeing me in those tight biking shorts.
And I agree with the OP, 100 mile days on a pedal bike will teach you all about comfort.
J/K the groups get along fairly well for the alley cat races and bike polo. I need to get my *** back on the bike too.
I got an old Chicago Schwinn Continental ('78) and the OL still has her '82 Peugeot.
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Sometimes I wave at everybody. Sometimes nobody. Depends on traffic, weather, locale. Where I live some people still wave to everyone. That's why I'm glad to be going home after a trip to the big city. I never apologize for waving to the "wrong group".
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damn it i promised myself i woulden`t get involved in a friggin wave thread its dr.twin who wooooed me i get alot of that on my bicycle never had fruit or cans thrown just alot of kids trying to scare me, i had one car of four kids yelling at me i took notice of car about a half hr. later i am passing a 711 store and there they are, i pull over needless to say they will think twice about it i doubt they will do that again
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I ride road bicycle too and they are generally the most stuck up bunch of non wavers.....it's because of the seat
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ah wave threads!...i like to throw that two handed, excited, gay guy wave out there sometimes...no offense to anyone...and i wave to all harley guys, sportbike guys, and i know for a fact when your blasting down the road, and you throw a wave out to a guy on a moped...he gets STOKED! chest puffs up a bit , and you can almost here him smile...i love it...keep dreamin lil moped guy! one day....youll have a harley!!
I wave at anyone on my bike. I just got back on a bike after 20 years. So I have a question I'm hoping someone can take the time to answer. The other day a few riders tapped on the top of their helmets as I went in the other direction. I assumed that meant their may be a cop up ahead and a few minutes later I ran across one. I just want to get some confirmation this is what it meant. Thanks for the help.